Willard Bay was a last-minute addition to our ad hoc tour schedule for the Salt Lake City area. Our time in this state park was all too brief. Even so, it produced for me a Gray Catbird, a bird I’d seen as a vagrant once two miles from my home in San Diego County, but did not photograph. Other birds encountered this morning were Orange-Crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Western Wood-Pewee, and Western Tanager.
So “Thank You Utah”. I appreciate the cool birding your part of the planet has let me share. I’m not sure how I’d fare in my old age through your winters, but my two spring and summer visits have been amazing. I hope to see more of your fine country in the future.
My next post will be images from August 21st while in the shadow of the moon.

Orange-Crowned Warbler(Oreothlypis celata) |
Description: Willard Bay State Park is an area separated from the Great Salt Lake by an earthen dam that stores excess fresh water from the Ogden and Weber Rivers for agricultural use. Located 12 miles north of Ogden Utah. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:19 7:21 |
Location:
Willard Bay |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X7516-WillardBay |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Willard Bay State Park is an area separated from the Great Salt Lake by an earthen dam that stores excess fresh water from the Ogden and Weber Rivers for agricultural use. Located 12 miles north of Ogden Utah. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:19 7:34 |
Location:
Willard Bay |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: WesternTanager-Female_D5X7558-WillardBay |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
Description: Willard Bay State Park is an area separated from the Great Salt Lake by an earthen dam that stores excess fresh water from the Ogden and Weber Rivers for agricultural use. Located 12 miles north of Ogden Utah. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:19 7:45 |
Location:
Willard Bay |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternWoodPewee_D5X7585-WillardBay |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
Description: Willard Bay State Park is an area separated from the Great Salt Lake by an earthen dam that stores excess fresh water from the Ogden and Weber Rivers for agricultural use. Located 12 miles north of Ogden Utah. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:19 7:23 |
Location:
Willard Bay |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X7530-WillardBay |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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